SG Gaming CEO Ian Timmis leaves
Timmis vacates role on 31 March to return to Australia for personal reasons.
SG Gaming CEO Ian Timmis has announced he is to step down from the role after three years, the Scientific Games subsidiary has announced.
Timmis will leave the lottery specialist on 31 March and return to Australia with his family for personal reasons. Ealier in his career he worked in Sydney for game supplier Aristocrat for six years.
SG Gaming is the global gaming division of Scientific Games, comprising Global Draw, Barcrest and Games Media.
Scientific Games agreed to acquire gaming machine manufacturer and content provider Barcrest Group from International Game Technology (IGT) for approximately £33m in cash in April 2011.
Following Timmis’ exit, Phil Horne will assume the newly created role of group managing director, UK, leading the company’s UK-based gaming businesses.
Steve Frater, executive chairman at SG Gaming, said: “I’d like to thank Ian for his significant contributions to the growth of our business, including his role in the acquisition of Barcrest. We are grateful for his leadership and wish him all the best for the future.”
Timmis added: “With the recent integration of The Global Draw, Barcrest and Games Media into SG Gaming, I believe the business is very well positioned for continued success.”
In November 2012, SG Gaming appointed John Docherty as director of sales and Gareth Taylor, who has previously spent four years as head of account management for GameAccount Network, as client services manager.